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ILO Programme on HIV/AIDS and the world of work (ILO/AIDS)

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Never abandon never give up -

Never Abandon, Never Give Up -

The story of a famous actor who visits his "hometown fellow" who has HIV and is ostracized by his coworkers.

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Creating Change - Responding to the HIV epidemic at work -

"Creating change" features success stories in addressing HIV/AIDS in the workplace with a special focus on behaviour change programmes.

Ethiopia peer education White T-shirt Recommendation Human red ribbon - 14 June 2010 Workers answering questionnaire Man in overalls

“Nine of every ten people living with HIV will get up today and go to work.”
Juan Somavia, Director-General of the ILO

AIDS is a workplace issue because it has a marked impact on workers, their families and dependants, enterprises and national economies. >More

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Key resources

  • Recommendation concerning HIV and AIDS and the World of Work, 2010 (No.200) - [pdf 4155 KB]
    The new labour standard is the first human rights instrument to focus on HIV and AIDS in the world of work, and was adopted - by an overwhelming majority - by governments, employers’ and workers’ representatives from ILO member States at the International Labour Conference in June 2010.
  • Report V(2B) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work - [pdf 174 KB]
    The bilingual draft text of the new instrument is presented in Report V(2B). This report as well as report V(2A) will form the basis for the second discussion to take place at the 99th ILC in June 2010.
  • Report V(2A) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work - [pdf 504 KB]
    The comments to Report V(1) received from the constituents are summarized in Report V(2A). This report as well as report V(2B) will form the basis for the second discussion to take place at the 99th ILC in June 2010.
  • ILC 99 Report V(1) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work - [pdf 215 KB]
    On the basis of reports IV(1) and IV(2) and the discussion at the ILC, the HIV/AIDS Committee adopted Proposed Conclusions outlining the instrument. Report V(1) was then published in August 2009 and provided the first draft text of the new instrument.
  • Report IV(2) - HIV/AIDS and the world of work - [pdf 1367 KB]
    Report IV(2), published in February 2009, summarized almost 250 responses from the constituents to the questionnaire in Report IV(1), with a number of member States having consulted with networks of people living with HIV. Report IV(2) contains draft conclusions setting out the proposed contents of the new instrument.
  • Report IV(1): HIV/AIDS and the world of work - [pdf 742 KB]
    The first report, entitled "HIV/AIDS and the world of work", published and disseminated in January 2008, contained a questionnaire to which the member States, in consultation with the employers' and workers' organizations, were asked to respond.

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